Conversations with Apollo

Bendix Computer Technician Brian Riehle joins us to talk about the history of the Manned Space Flight Network during the heady days of Apollo.

Apollo 14 Lunar Module software engineer Don Eyles joins us to talk about coding a patch for the LM on the fly while astronauts were waiting to land on the moon.

In this episode, our guest is Retired Navy Captain Charles Smiley, XO of US Navy Helicopter Squadron 4, tasked with fishing astronauts from Apollo 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 out of the Pacific Ocean after Splashdown. Chuck was the pilot of the astronaut recovery helicopter #66 for Apollo 10 and Apollo 13.

Known by all space history buffs as "The Voice of Apollo," Jack King talks about his Apollo Experience.

In our first conversation with one who's been there, we talk to Dr. Edgar Mitchell about Frau Mauro, new science, and the kind of out of the box thinking that will lead us back to the moon, Mars and beyond.

NBC New space reporter Jay Barbree is my guest. He's the only reporter to have covered every manned flight in US History. It's a goodie.

We talk to Ron Creel about the development and performance of the Lunar Rover.

How does someone with no depth perception end up developing the Apollo Lunar TV cameras? Stan Lebar is our guest.

It didn't go to the moon, but Skylab can easily be considered Apollo's victory lap. Tom Hancock is my guest talking about Save Skylab, the lessons Apollo is teaching us about Ares, and the thirty plus year side-trip that was the Space Shuttle.

Gerry Griffin, Lead Flight Director for Apollo 12, 15 & 17 talks the Apollo 1 fire, Apollo 12, and the costly tendency towards risk aversion.

In Episode 5, editors of the David Woods and Frank O'Brien are my guests to talk about the Apollo Flight Journal.

David A. Ballard joins us to talk Apollo Team Support, Apollo 9, ASTP, Skylab and more. Don't miss a minute.

Rounding out our two part series on the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station is John Saxon. And it's a great interview.

Former Honeysuckle Creek director Mike Dinn talks about the heady days of Apollo and being the critical link in getting the video from the moon. http://podOmatic.com/r/zKirT

Eric Jones, Editor of the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal

Welcome to Conversations with Apollo, the podcast about those who went to the moon and those who sent them. This first episode is all about what we're about and how you can help.